Trapshooting Triumph! Bringing Home a Gold!

New Glarus resident and New Glarus High School Trap Team member Reagan Mimetz recently participated at the Wisconsin Badger State Games in Wausau. Reagan shot her personal best 100 bird round score to secure the gold medal in the Youth - Female Class. Reagan's score was the top female high overall score of the across all six levels of the competition (Female - Youth, A, B, C, D and Senior Class). Reagan's top place finish in 2022, and her silver medal finish in 2021, have earned her the chance to compete at the State Games of America in Iowa this summer. The State Games of America is a biennial Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners (gold, silver, bronze) from across the nation.
<strong>Six Feet Apart</strong>
During the pandemic Reagan, a multi-sport athlete, was looking for things to keep herself busy during the shutdown. She was invited to go trapshooting with a family friend. Trapshooting, a naturally socially distanced sport where athletes stand over 6' apart and took place outdoors, seemed like a perfect outlet. Word about the opportunity spread quickly. A few short weeks later Reagan was joined by two of her classmates, then seven more. She realized something special was happening and started the process of organizing a school team.
The original group of ten 8th graders quickly turned into 31 New Glarus kids, grades 6-12, for their inaugural season in 2021. The growth of our team continued in 2022. They had 50 student-athletes on our team this spring.
Wisconsin has 107 high school Clay Target teams in the state league, of those 107 the NGHSTT is the 7th largest. The team competed in their second State Tournament on June 12th at the Wisconsin Trap Association Homegrounds in Rome, WI. Over 850 Wisconsin student-athletes competed. The New Glarus High School Trap Team was well represented, with 32 athletes competing individually and as a team. Highlights include a 12th Place finish with a 97/100 high overall score, and a 3rd Place finish for top Female - season conference average. The team is very thankful for the community support it has received.
The New Glarus High School Trap Team is a positive, inclusive and adaptive sport offering for New Glarus School District kids in grades 6-12. The team's priorities are safety, fun and marksmanship - in that order. Incoming 6th-12th grade students interested in learning more about the team please email ngtrapteam@gmail.com.